Clothespin



April 22, 1924. 1,491,670

' S.-M. CARWELL CLOTHESPIN 'Filed July 21, 1923 Patented Apr. 22, 1924.,

CLOTHESPIN.

Application filed June 21,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. CARWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cherry Valley, in the county of Cross and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a clothes pin or fastener.

It is aimed to provide a generally improved construction wherein the clothes may be fastened to the line with greater security against accidental detachment.

Another object is to provlde a construction capable of manufacture from a single strand of resilient wire and which preferably has clamping arms extending in opposite directions and crossed with respect to each other so that when one of the arms is engaged with a wire or line, the device will 95 be so anchored that free manipulation of the other arm is permissible, and such a construction as enables the different arms to engage and retain difl'erent articles of clothing or the like.

Various additional objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the-description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a vlew illustrating the use of the invention in side elevation and in connection with a clothes line and an article of clothing thereon, the latter being shown fragmentarily;

Figure 2 is a detail perspective View of one of the pins or fasteners, and

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the fastener looking toward the left hand end of Figure 2, the clothes line being shown in section.

Like reference characters designate like or similar parts in the different views.

To facilitate an understanding of the in- 1923. Serial No. 646,947.

vention, a clothes line as suggested at A and an article of clothing or the like disposed thereon for drying is designated B.

The pin or fastener comprising the resent invention is generally designated C and is capable of manufacture from a single strand 10 of resilient metallic wire. Intermediate its ends, the strand 10 has a loop at 11 which resiliently engages the wire A and on opposite sides of the loop is formed into spring coils '12 of any suitable number. These coils 12 may loosely surround the wire A or may frictionally engage or embrace it so that the fastener C will remain in adjusted positions along the wire. The wire or line A extends through the coils 12 and is engaged by the loop 11 as shown in Figure 1. The terminals of the strand 10 are in the I form of clamping'arms 13, generally arouate, crossing each other, and. extending beyond opposite sides of the coils 12 and terminating in loops or jaws 14- of suitable configuration adapted to directly contact with and engage the wire A under the tension of the coils 12.

By means of the construction described, an article like B, is adapted to be held socurely to the line A against danger of accidental detachment, by placing jaws 14 of different fasteners in engagement therewith as shown in Figure 1. In engaging and disengaging the jaws it from the articles like B, the arms 13 are engaged and moved against the tension of the springs 12 as Wlll be understood.

As merely one operative embodiment has been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. 7 I claim as my invention 1. A fastener of the class described 1neluding a loop to anchor the same to a hue, and fastening arms to engage the line extending therefrom and in crossed relation.

2. A fastener of the class described having means to anchor the same to a line, fastening arms to engage the line extending therefrom and in crossed relation, the fas tener having a spring portion from which the arms extend, and clamping jaws carried by the arms.

3. A clothes pin made of a strand of resilient material formed intermediate of its ends with a loop adapted to resiliently engage a clothes line, the material on each side of said 100p formed in a coil, and the material at the ends of said coils extended therefrom in crossedrelation', and the extremities of the material each provided with a aw.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL M. CARWELL. Witnesses:

R. E. C. HALK, J. MARION NEWMAN! 

